A heavy load balanced on her head, a woman trudges towards a stone crusher factory at Chapanala, on the outskirts of Nagaon, on Monday. As academics and activists around the world debated and discussed pressing issues on International Women’s Day, those at the grassroots, oblivious to the celebrations or even the significance of March 8, did what matters to them most — earn a square meal after a hard day’s toil. Picture by Eastern Projections